This week’s most important econ data—in charts

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This week’s economic updates didn’t exactly offer a global picture on the state of the economy. The most important releases centered on the UK and the US. (Although a report on Chinese GDP early in the week was notable.) But a clear takeaway from the data—as well as the earnings updates from major corporations—was that the resilient US economy is a corporate sweet spot for growth. Here’s a day-by-day snapshot of the week:

Furniture sales spiked, indicating that the benefits of the housing recovery are touching more parts of the US economy.

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3. The Empire State Manufacturing Survey bounced further into economic expansion territory. (Which is basically anything above zero.) A gauge of manufacturing conditions in New York, the survey is one of the earliest reliable pieces of economic data available in the current month.